Fall Leaves Day

Discovery (10 mins)

Hello Song (Alex played the guitar)
Old MacDonald (kids supplied the animals--that's progress)
Happy Birthday (To Eli)

Melted into Dance Party because Oscar said "Let's dance it up"
We danced to "Palito" (un poco de espanol)

Outside Activity: Leaves
We ran up and down the street and ran through the leaves.
We pointed out the sound and the various colors.
Next, we gathered leaves and scooped them into a leaf bag. (There was variable interest here and at one point everyone was lined up at the gate clamoring to get out)

Snack time: Banana Bread

Story: Leaf Man (A-can you supply the author). Only Peter was really listening. Everyone else was drumming on the table. It was kind of hysterical.

Art time: Leaves on Hand Tree (cut out brown paper in the shape of a hand). Kids applied colored ribbons (read: leaves) to the tree and used crayons and pencils to decorate. Not a big hit with the boys but our resident girl seemed to dig it.

Bubbles and Goodbye-although there was a fair amount of lingering and some more free play this week.

We noted that the kids are playing better together than ever and seem to know the "schedule'. That said, not everyone joined in for songs or stories